Nothing But Politics

[xxrayeyes]

I think the biggest problem with the Iraq situation is that we didn't get rid of Sadaam in 1991. But guess what, we didn't have a UN mandate for that. Only to drive the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. If it were up to the UN, the Iraqi people would never know freedom. Only sanctions that starve their families. I think that now that Sadaam is gone, the UN will lift the sanctions and that will be a wonderful relief to the Iraqi people. The UN sanctions have most likely killed more Iraqi people than Sadaam and our bombs put together. I have lost a lot of faith in the UN through this ordeal and I used to be a very big supporter. Who is at the head of the UN human rights committee now? The answer to that question should explain my point of view. I still think the UN is a viable entity but the whole body really needs to sit down and figure out what role they want to play. Up to this point, they are only a debating society and the only power they are willing to exercise is lip service and sanctions. I think we should be more careful of using sanctions. They only hurt the general population, not the ruling class. It was so for Iraq and has been for Cuba for many years.